Attachment for telephones



April 26 1927.v

S. KATZ ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES Filed Feb, 9, 1926 JUNI( L c l l f/ Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

UNITED STATES SARAH KATZ, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ATTACHMENT For. TELEPHONES.

Application filed February 9, 1926. Serial No. 87,055.

The invention relates to telephone attachments and has among its objects the` provisions of a simply constructed device capable of ready attachment to a telephone of the inesent familiar type, the attachment having provision for supporting a memorandum pad, booklet, or the like, in position for convenient use while using the telephone. My invention also provides means for conveniently locating and supporting a pencil sharpener and supporting and retaining means for one or more pencils when not in use.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction and combination and arrangements or' parts as more fully hereinafter desscribed and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters indicate. corresponding parts:

Figure l is a perspective View showing my attac iment applied to a telephone;

Figure 2 is a perspective view looking at the rear of the telephone and the attachment;

Figure 3 is a side elevation view of the attachment; and

Figure 4 is a plan view thereof.

In the drawings reference character A represents a telephone preferably of the wellknown stand construction comprising, base 10, standard 11, transmitter 12, receiver 13 and receiver supporting hook 111.

My attachment comprises a bracket B preferably formed of a air of clamping bands 15 and 16 surroun ing the standard l1 and spaced vertically longitudinally thereof, the lower of said bands preferably being in engagement with the telephone base l() for purposes of support. The bands 15 and 16 may be connected by one or more rods 17 fastened at their ends with the bands respectively as by solder. The central portions of the bands 15 and 16 may be clamped to the standard 11 by suitable means such as a clamping screw and nut 18 and 19 respectively.

The u per band 15 has its ends 20 and 21 exten ing in the opposite direction from the hook 14 and receiver 13 for convenience as will be later apparent. The end 20 has mounted thereon. a pencil Sharpener 22 which may be of the customary construction having an opening 23 for receiving the end of the pencil to be sharpened. The end 21 of the upper clamping band is provided with a bracket 2li adapted to support a memorandum pad, booklet, or the. like 25, the pad extending forwardly and downwardly for convenient use. 26 represents a guide for the pages of the memorandum pad. The intermediate or clamping portion of the upper band 15 also has secured thereto as by solder, a pencil supporting and retaining device 27 shown as a plurality of resilient coils of wire material or the like.

It will be noted that I have provided an attachment of simple construction and capable of convenient and ready attachment to a telephone of the present standard type. In use, the operator may hold the receiver 13 in one hand and with his other hand remove one of the pencils 28 which are conveniently located at the front of the telephone. Furthermore, the memorandum pad 25 is conveniently located and supported by my attachment in position for conveniently taking notes on the telephone conversation. The pencil Sharpener provides convenient means providing sharpening of the pencil with the free hand of the operator by simply rotating the pencil in the opening 23 as will be readily understood. If desired, the entire bracket may be formed by one piece of material.

lVhile it is believed that from the foren going description, the nature and advantage of my invention will be readily understood, I desire to have it understood that IA do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of the claim.

What I claim as my invention is:

A combined note pad, pencil and pencil Sharpener attachment for a telephone standard, said attachment comprising a bracket formed of a pair of clamping bands having their central body portions surrounding the standard and spaced vertically thereof, a spacing rofl attached to and extending between said clamping bands, means for clamping said hands to the standard, and means on the upper of said bands whereby its central body portion is adapted to support a penelrack, saclupper band having its end portions bent away in opposite di rections from the central body portion und adapted to support u pencil Sharpener :md l0 memorandum pad respectively.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

SARAH KATZ. 

